Electoral results for the Division of Isaacs
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Isaacs in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.
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Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Australian federal election, 2016: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Mark Dreyfus |
41,144 |
44.49 |
+3.16 |
|
Liberal |
Garry Spencer |
37,312 |
40.35 |
+0.14 |
|
Greens |
Alex Breskin |
9,429 |
10.20 |
+3.14 |
|
Animal Justice |
Elizabeth Johnston |
4,585 |
4.96 |
+4.96 |
Total formal votes |
92,470 |
96.31 |
+1.11 |
Informal votes |
3,539 |
3.69 |
−1.11 |
Turnout |
96,009 |
90.81 |
−2.23 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Mark Dreyfus |
51,538 |
55.73 |
+1.87 |
|
Liberal |
Garry Spencer |
40,932 |
44.27 |
−1.87 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+1.87 |
|
Australian federal election, 2013: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Mark Dreyfus |
35,837 |
41.33 |
−7.55 |
|
Liberal |
Garry Spencer |
34,864 |
40.21 |
+5.12 |
|
Greens |
Sandra Miles |
6,120 |
7.06 |
−3.84 |
|
Palmer United |
Avtar Gill |
2,846 |
3.28 |
+3.28 |
|
Family First |
John Elliott |
2,503 |
2.89 |
−0.76 |
|
Sex Party |
Laith Graham |
2,093 |
2.41 |
+2.41 |
|
Democratic Labour |
James Leach |
1,144 |
1.32 |
+1.32 |
|
Christians |
Karen Dobby |
743 |
0.86 |
+0.86 |
|
Rise Up Australia |
Nadia Seaman |
558 |
0.64 |
+0.64 |
Total formal votes |
86,708 |
95.20 |
−0.09 |
Informal votes |
4,375 |
4.80 |
+0.09 |
Turnout |
91,083 |
93.01 |
+0.09 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Mark Dreyfus |
46,704 |
53.86 |
−6.55 |
|
Liberal |
Garry Spencer |
40,004 |
46.14 |
+6.55 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
−6.55 |
|
Australian federal election, 2010: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Mark Dreyfus |
45,131 |
49.42 |
+0.67 |
|
Liberal |
Dale McClelland |
31,472 |
34.47 |
−4.00 |
|
Greens |
Chris Carman |
9,980 |
10.93 |
+4.69 |
|
Family First |
Heather Wheatley |
3,377 |
3.70 |
+1.15 |
|
Independent |
Gordon Ford |
1,355 |
1.48 |
+0.22 |
Total formal votes |
91,315 |
95.29 |
−1.40 |
Informal votes |
4,516 |
4.71 |
+1.40 |
Turnout |
95,831 |
93.23 |
−1.95 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Mark Dreyfus |
55,721 |
61.02 |
+3.33 |
|
Liberal |
Dale McClelland |
35,594 |
38.98 |
−3.33 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+3.33 |
|
Elections in the 2000s
Australian federal election, 2007: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Mark Dreyfus |
44,056 |
48.76 |
+4.45 |
|
Liberal |
Ross Fox |
34,762 |
38.47 |
−4.82 |
|
Greens |
Colin Long |
5,636 |
6.24 |
−1.07 |
|
Family First |
Jadah Pleiter |
2,308 |
2.55 |
+0.15 |
|
Democrats |
Laura Chipp |
1,970 |
2.18 |
+1.15 |
|
Independent |
Gordon Ford |
1,137 |
1.26 |
+0.49 |
|
Liberty & Democracy |
Robert Norrie |
492 |
0.54 |
+0.54 |
Total formal votes |
90,361 |
96.69 |
+1.73 |
Informal votes |
3,092 |
3.31 |
−1.73 |
Turnout |
93,453 |
95.18 |
−0.07 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Mark Dreyfus |
52,131 |
57.69 |
+6.21 |
|
Liberal |
Ross Fox |
38,230 |
42.31 |
−6.21 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+6.21 |
|
Australian federal election, 2004: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Ann Corcoran |
37,245 |
44.31 |
−2.93 |
|
Liberal |
Jeff Shelley |
36,391 |
43.29 |
+5.23 |
|
Greens |
Sean Hardy |
6,143 |
7.31 |
+3.35 |
|
Family First |
Jacob Mathews |
2,019 |
2.40 |
+2.40 |
|
Democrats |
Haydn Fletcher |
862 |
1.03 |
−6.05 |
|
Independent |
Gordon Ford |
650 |
0.77 |
+0.77 |
|
One Nation |
Carl Groves |
536 |
0.64 |
−0.55 |
|
CEC |
Martha Malliotis |
214 |
0.25 |
+0.04 |
Total formal votes |
84,060 |
94.96 |
−0.37 |
Informal votes |
4,464 |
5.04 |
+0.37 |
Turnout |
88,524 |
95.25 |
+0.11 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Ann Corcoran |
43,277 |
51.48 |
−5.14 |
|
Liberal |
Jeff Shelley |
40,783 |
48.52 |
+5.14 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
−5.14 |
|
Australian federal election, 2001: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Ann Corcoran |
31,951 |
42.18 |
−6.25 |
|
Liberal |
Michael Shepherdson |
31,520 |
41.61 |
+3.44 |
|
Democrats |
Haydn Fletcher |
5,627 |
7.43 |
+1.50 |
|
Greens |
Darren Bujeya |
3,073 |
4.06 |
+1.92 |
|
One Nation |
John Groves |
1,358 |
1.79 |
−2.25 |
|
Independent |
Shirly Oakley |
1,342 |
1.77 |
+1.77 |
|
Independent |
Patricia Brook |
640 |
0.84 |
+0.84 |
|
CEC |
Heather Stanton |
246 |
0.32 |
+0.32 |
Total formal votes |
75,757 |
95.35 |
−1.03 |
Informal votes |
3,691 |
4.65 |
+1.03 |
Turnout |
79,448 |
97.11 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Ann Corcoran |
40,011 |
52.81 |
−3.59 |
|
Liberal |
Michael Shepherdson |
35,746 |
47.19 |
+3.59 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
−3.59 |
|
Isaacs by-election, 2000
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Ann Corcoran |
34,483 |
56.54 |
+8.11 |
|
Democrats |
Haydn Fletcher |
10,540 |
17.28 |
+11.36 |
|
Greens |
Mary Hutchison |
5,539 |
9.08 |
+6.94 |
|
Independent |
Carl Wesley |
5,329 |
8.74 |
+8.74 |
|
Australia First |
Patricia Brook |
3,270 |
5.36 |
+4.92 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Gail King |
1,832 |
3.00 |
+3.00 |
Total formal votes |
60,993 |
91.84 |
−4.55 |
Informal votes |
5,420 |
8.16 |
+4.55 |
Turnout |
66,413 |
81.65 |
−14.56 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Ann Corcoran |
40,280 |
66.04 |
+8.11 |
|
Democrats |
Haydn Fletcher |
20,713 |
33.96 |
+33.96 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+8.11 |
|
Elections in the 1990s
Australian federal election, 1998: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Greg Wilton |
35,604 |
48.43 |
+4.38 |
|
Liberal |
Mike Rawlinson |
28,060 |
38.17 |
−3.89 |
|
Democrats |
Robert Ryan |
4,355 |
5.92 |
−3.65 |
|
One Nation |
Denis Reed-Smith |
2,971 |
4.04 |
+4.04 |
|
Greens |
Daniel Tirawa |
1,570 |
2.14 |
+2.14 |
|
Unity |
Mija Carkeek |
421 |
0.57 |
+0.57 |
|
Australia First |
Patricia Brook |
325 |
0.44 |
+0.44 |
|
Natural Law |
Amanda McIntosh |
211 |
0.29 |
−0.56 |
Total formal votes |
73,517 |
96.39 |
−0.82 |
Informal votes |
2,754 |
3.61 |
+0.82 |
Turnout |
76,271 |
96.21 |
+0.00 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Greg Wilton |
41,467 |
56.40 |
+4.84 |
|
Liberal |
Mike Rawlinson |
32,050 |
43.60 |
−4.84 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+4.84 |
|
Australian federal election, 1996: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Greg Wilton |
30,997 |
44.05 |
−4.91 |
|
Liberal |
Rod Atkinson |
29,595 |
42.06 |
−1.38 |
|
Democrats |
Kaylyn Raynor |
6,734 |
9.57 |
+5.12 |
|
AAFI |
Angela Walker |
2,448 |
3.48 |
+3.48 |
|
Natural Law |
Jan Allison |
597 |
0.85 |
−1.42 |
Total formal votes |
70,371 |
97.20 |
−0.19 |
Informal votes |
2,024 |
2.80 |
+0.19 |
Turnout |
72,395 |
96.21 |
−0.21 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Greg Wilton |
36,158 |
51.56 |
−2.35 |
|
Liberal |
Rod Atkinson |
33,965 |
48.44 |
+2.35 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
−2.35 |
|
Australian federal election, 1993: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Rod Atkinson |
35,792 |
50.55 |
+0.07 |
|
Labor |
John McSwiney |
30,007 |
42.38 |
+8.48 |
|
Democrats |
Kaylyn Raynor |
3,546 |
5.01 |
−10.60 |
|
Natural Law |
Judee Horin |
1,458 |
2.06 |
+2.06 |
Total formal votes |
70,803 |
97.57 |
+0.60 |
Informal votes |
1,761 |
2.43 |
−0.60 |
Turnout |
72,564 |
96.42 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Rod Atkinson |
37,490 |
52.98 |
−2.74 |
|
Labor |
John McSwiney |
33,266 |
47.02 |
+2.74 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
−2.74 |
|
Elections in the 1980s
Australian federal election, 1980: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
David Charles |
31,192 |
45.1 |
+10.5 |
|
Liberal |
William Burns |
26,293 |
38.0 |
−6.4 |
|
Democrats |
Michael Bakos |
9,777 |
14.1 |
−2.9 |
|
Independent |
Sydney Balhorn |
1,955 |
2.8 |
+2.8 |
Total formal votes |
69,217 |
97.8 |
|
Informal votes |
1,534 |
2.2 |
|
Turnout |
70,751 |
95.4 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
David Charles |
35,856 |
51.8 |
+9.1 |
|
Liberal |
William Burns |
33,361 |
48.2 |
−9.1 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+9.1 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
Australian federal election, 1977: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
William Burns |
29,857 |
44.4 |
−6.8 |
|
Labor |
Kenneth Williams |
23,275 |
34.6 |
−8.2 |
|
Democrats |
Francis McLeod |
11,427 |
17.0 |
+17.0 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Ralph Cleary |
2,741 |
4.1 |
+0.8 |
Total formal votes |
67,300 |
97.7 |
|
Informal votes |
1,550 |
2.3 |
|
Turnout |
68,850 |
95.9 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
William Burns |
38,595 |
57.3 |
+2.4 |
|
Labor |
Kenneth Williams |
28,705 |
42.7 |
−2.4 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+2.4 |
|
Elections in the 1960s
Australian federal election, 1969: Isaacs
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
David Hamer |
23,525 |
47.7 |
−1.4 |
|
Labor |
Alan Roberts |
19,751 |
40.1 |
+4.2 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Frederick Skinner |
4,967 |
10.1 |
−0.4 |
|
Independent |
Liane Wessley |
1,026 |
2.1 |
+2.1 |
Total formal votes |
49,269 |
97.8 |
|
Informal votes |
1,129 |
2.2 |
|
Turnout |
50,398 |
95.3 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
David Hamer |
28,562 |
58.0 |
−3.2 |
|
Labor |
Alan Roberts |
20,707 |
42.0 |
+3.2 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
−3.2 |
|
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